Reproduced from microfilm in South Carolina Department of Archives
& History:

The Will of Thomas Palmer

"In the Name of God, Amen: I Thomas Palmer of the state of South
Carolina, Union District being weak in body but of sound mind &
memory & knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do
make and Ordain this my last will & testament, that is to say,
principally & first of all I give & recommend my soul into
the hand of Almighty God that gave it, and my body I recommend to the
earth to be buried in a decent Christian burial manner at the
discretion of my Executors Nothing doubting but at the General
resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of
God, and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased
God to bless me in this life I give demise & dispose of the same
in the manner following, to wit - First I give & bequeath to my
son Jeffrey Palmer two negroes, to wit James & Harper -

Item. I give to my son Elias Palmer one negroe - Known by the name
of Jacob. Item I give to my son Daniel Palmer two negroes by the name
of Dinah & Solomon. Item I give to my daughter Mary Prewit one
negroe known by the name of big James. Item I give to my daughter
Frances Prewit one negroe woman by the name of Winney - Item I give
to my son William Palmer one Negroe by the name of Charles - Item I
give to my daughter Nancy Goodwin two Negroes by the name of Mealy
& Michael - Item I give to my son Elisha Palmer two negroes by
the name of Moses & Jane - Also my will is that my son Daniel
Palmer shall have one negro Girl by the name of Lydia he paying the
appraisement to the estate - Item I give to my son Jeffrey Palmer my
best horse saddle & bridle, also my will is that the balance of
my Estate both real & personal be Sold by my Executors
hereinafter mentioned & disposed of in the manner following, that
is to say, that one negroe woman by the name of Patt shall be sold in
the family and have her choice of her master - or - Mistress, and the
moneys arising from the Estate not herinbefore disposed of shall be
distributed in Manner following - Item. I give to the Heirs of
Elizabeth Calico Three hundred & three dollars - Item. I give to
the Heirs of Thomas Palmer Junr - decd three hundred & three
dollars. Item I give to the Heirs of Elizah Palmer (to wit) Thomas
and Archibald Palmer - three hundred dollars to be Equally divided
between the two - Also my will is that if any money should remain in
the hands of my Executors after the above Legatees are paid of that
the balance should be divided amongst my Lawful Heirs - I Likewise
make and ordain my son Daniel Palmer and my trusty friend John
Blasingame Executors of this my Last will and - testament and I do
hereby Utterly disallow revoke and disanull all and Every other
former Testaments Wills Legacies and bequestes & Executors by me
in any wise before named willed & bequested, ratified &
confirmed this & no other to be my only last will & Testament
in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this twenty
fourth day of October one thousand eight hundred, Signed sealed &
pronounced & Declared in presence of us -

Elias Prewett )

his ) his

James x Bogan ) Thomas x Palmer

mark ) mark

Elisha Bond )

John Martin )

South Carolina )

Union District )

By Ben. Jamin Haile

Ordinary of Union District . personally appeared before me Elisha
Bond & Elias Prewit who being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelist
of Almighty God doth make oath & say that they saw Thomas Palmer
sign seal publish pronounce declare the annexed instrument of writing
to be & contain his last will & Testament & that he the
said Thomas Palmer was then of sound and disposing mind memory &
understanding to the best of the deponants Knowledge & belief
& that they the said Elisha Bond and Elias Prewit did sign their
names as witnesses thereto in the presence of the Testator - At the
same time qualified - Daniel Palmer Executor - Given Under my hand
the 16th - July 1804 -